Shelf-support for refrigerators.



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To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that we, WALTER Specification ofLe'ttei's Patent.

the United States of America, res ldipgat Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented {certain new and useful Improvements inShelf-Sup'- ports-for Refrigerators; declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description "of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.- i

and we do hereby have indicated oneform of provision com- I partment; lining for refrigerators comprising Patented J an. 14,1919. Application eam ate,191a.-=sena1'no.a24,s7s. h

' vertical sides 1, a back2, top 3, and bottom 4,,

This invention relates tgo shelf support for refrigerators, the sanie consisting of a novel construction of support which may be attached to the sides of sheet inetallinings of provision and on which the various articles placedjlin provision compartments. pose of our invention to make a novel shelf- .device from sheet metal having It is a primary object and purcompartments of refrigerators shelves may fbe placed to carrythe front being openfor access to the provision compartment. At spaced apart. ini tervals 1n the height of the sides 1 shelf 'supports 5 are secured, projecting inwardlyas shown, certa in of the shelf supportson each s1de being disposed in substantially I b the same horizontal plane so that shelves may be located and heldhorizontally thereon, it being evidenttha't anumber of shelves maybe thus supported one abovethe other. i

.The shelf supports 5 in our invention are formed fromsheetmetal having substantially the same thickness as the metal of the llmng. These supports. are of cylindrical l i form, .being pressed and formed of asingle substantially the same thickness of. metal as a that of the lining to which a plurality of said supports are connected, and to attach the supports in a novel manner with a resultant economy in manufacture, whereby the production of a refrigerator} which may be readily coaed withporcelain lining is secured on the inner sides then f, and .thefsam'e' baked to uniformly cove n the lining and the shelf supports which project therefrom, substantially even and supports due to temperature in the linin the fact that the meta of the lining and of the shelf supports are of y l n l the supports may be merely inserted through the ears substantially the same thickness.

reference may be had to theaccompany-mg it being possible to attain a drawing illustr'atinga preferred embodiment thereof, in which:

Figure'l isa perspective v ew of a refr1g erator lining equipped with a plurality pfthe shelf supports of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectlon substantially on th line 2-2 of Fig.

Fig. 3 is a view of a'fragmentary portion the'outer side thereof and showing theattachment. of. ashelf support, and

Fig. 4 is a plan of the blank of shaman.

from which the shelf support ismade. Like reference characters refer to l ke parts in the difierent views of each .shelf support is made is'of the formshown in Fig. 4,the central portionthereof piece of sheet metal, and being closed. at one end, while atthe other end oppositely extending ea'rs 6 reformed such 'thatjwhen the cylindrical portionsof shelf supports with the closed ends thereof are inserted through suitable openings in the vertical sides ofthe lining, the ears 6 Iieflat against the outer-surface of said vertical sides of the liningradapting the ,same to be readil tached touthe lining, as indicated at {by spot welding. In-practice the spot welding method though it is to be understood that any other suita H instance 1n cheaper. makes; of refrigerators openings'in the; lining to bring againstxtheouter sides of the lining, and held in position by for structure afterward built around and inclosing the-lining. Theblank 8 from which being utilized to make the closed end of a shelf support, the sections diverging therefrom bem formed into substantiallyfsemi portions t-he edges of which meet are .bentin opposite directions to form the attaching ears. l t

A shelf support of this character is readily blanked and formed from sheet metal the drawing. being made completely" tamping opera le means of securing or holding the shelf supports in place may of attachment isused, preferably, be used. For

portions of the refrigerar .9 1

tions at a very low cost of {manufacture The same are'rea'dily attached to refrigerator linings and when attached as described,

are positivelygconnected so that no separation from the lining can take place. One

important feature of the invention resides in the fact that after attachment to a lining, the inner side of the lining and the outer eylindricalportions, together with the closed ends of the shelf supports maybe coated with porcelain and the same baked thereon in a uniform and even manner, thls being due to the fact that all of the metal to which the poreelainis applied is of substantially uniform thickness and takes a substantially uniform degree. of heat in thebaking oven. WVith solid shelf supports of the sameform riveted or otherwise secured in place onthe vertical sides of'the lining,

uniformity in temperature offthe same with" the.sides,,back, top andbottom of the lining is practically impossible to attain, re-

sulting many times in an ijmperfect'covering particularly as regards uniformity of the covering on the inner sides of the lining with the covering; on such solid shelf supports, or at the Juncture of the lining and supports. Our invention permits this 'important advantage as well as being advan- 4 tageous from the'standpoint'of, economy of manufacture and production of a better:

combined lining and shelf support. whether or not the inner sides of the lining are'to .be covered-with ppreelain. 1. In" combination with 'a sheet metal re-.

'. We claim: Q

frig'erator lining, of a shelf support projecting inwardly from a side ofthe lining, said support being ofhollow. cylindrical, form closed at one end and made from sheet, metal, and oppositely projectingears at the.

- tures.

prising a hollow cylindrical body formed from'sheet metal and closed at one end, and oppositely pro ect-in the purpose described. 3. .In combination with a sheet metal refrigerator lining, a-sheet meta-l shelf supears at the opposite end of the body, su stantially as and for lip port formed from a single piece of sheet metal of. substantially the same thickness as, the linlng, said-support compr sing a 1101- low cylindrical body closed at one end and provided with oppositely extendiiig cars at the other end, said cylindrical portion of the support bein passed through SUIOPBII- ing in a side of t; e lining thereby'bringing the ears against the outer side of the lining,

and electric. welding connections between sa d ears and the hnmg, substantially asf described; 4

4.- Ashelf support adapted to be secured to sheet; metal refrigerator linings, formed from a"si' 'n'gle length of sheet metal bent baclr upon itself at the center thereof and formed as a hollow-, eylindrical body with a closed end, and oppositely roje'ctin cars at the opposite end onths ody, su stantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signa- WALTER H. WHITTIER. I FRANK M. CURRAN. 

